Noah Newby

Noah R. Newby was a teacher and state legislator in North Carolina. He was African American.[1][2][3]

He taught in various areas and reported acquiring land as well as a horse and buggy.[4]

He had a farm in Pasquotank County and taught in Elizabeth City.[5][6] He served in the legislature in 1883 and opposed legislation limiting funding for schools serving African Americans.[7]

References
  1. Justesen, Benjamin R. (2009). ""The Class of '83": Black Watershed in the North Carolina General Assembly". The North Carolina Historical Review. 86 (3): 282–308. JSTOR 23523861 – via JSTOR.
  2. Simmons-Henry, Linda (November 19, 1990). The Heritage of Blacks in North Carolina. North Carolina African American Heritage Foundation. ISBN 9780912081120 – via Google Books.
  3. Crow, Jeffrey J.; Escott, Paul D.; Hatley, Flora J. (November 19, 2002). A History of African Americans in North Carolina. N.C. Department of Cultural Resources, Office of Archives and History. ISBN 9780865263017 – via Google Books.
  4. Institute (Va.), Hampton Normal and Agricultural (November 19, 1893). "Twenty-two Years' Work of the Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute at Hampton, Virginia: Records of Negro and Indian Graduates and Ex-students". Normal School Press – via Google Books.
  5. "Branson's North Carolina Business Directory ..." L. Branson. November 19, 1889 – via Google Books.
  6. Wade-Lewis, Margaret (11 May 2022). Lorenzo Dow Turner: Father of Gullah Studies. ISBN 9781643363370.
  7. Escott, Paul D. (30 December 2012). Many Excellent People: Power and Privilege in North Carolina, 1850-1900. ISBN 9781469610962.
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